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Another feather on SDMIMD Academic's cap

A Text Book with a difference, covering basic tenets of finance, appropriate and friendly to MBA Students, Finance Professionals and Non Finance Managers, "Financial Management: A Step-by- Step Approach" is authored by Dr. N.R. Parasuraman Director & Professor in Finance SDM IMD. The book has been published by Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi. Earlier, Dr. N.R. Parasuraman has also authored “Fundamentals of Financial Derivatives”, which is ranked among the Top 10 Management Books by Business Standard in the year 2009 and it is widely read by students in pursuit of management education.

Kalanubhav 2013

Kalanubhav - a student body of SDMIMD organized a violin concert by Vidwan H.S. Krishnamurthy on Monday, November 18, 2013 at 4:30 PM. Vidwan HSK was accompanied with Shri H.S. Sudheendra on the Mridanga and Shri G.S. Ramanujan on Ghatam. The cultural event was open for public. Kalanubhav - is a student committee with the objective of propagating all forms of Indian art to the students of the Institute.

MoU between SDMIMD and British University Dubai (BUiD)

SDMIMD while meeting Value Proportion in Branding has entered Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with British University - Dubai with effect from November 2013. With this MoU, arrangements have been set for student exchange for a full term or a portion thereof, faculty exchange, and, special short-duration programs for students.

Guest lecture by Mr. Dheeraj Shetty

Mr.Dheeraj Shetty is the HR- Admin at JBF petrochemicals Ltd. Mangalore. On 17th November, 2013, he enlightened the students on the ‘Dynamics of managing workforce in Manufacturing Sector’. He had incorporated the style of activity based learning, wherein the students had a conceptualized learning experience. He gave an overall perspective of the Human Resource functions in an organization. Mr. Dheeraj was of the view that, a manager can be a HR but it needs a lot more differentiation for a person to become a good Human Resource person.

Blood Donation Camp

"The blood you donate gives someone another chance at life". SDMites are always seen coming forward with great enthusiasm, to address social issues whenever the situations call for the same. Sunday, 17th November 2013, was a day with difference at Institute's Wellness Center, as students as many as 61 in number donated their blood to the Medical Team from Rotary Chandrakala Hospital Mysore.

150th Birth year Celebrations of Swami Vivekananda

“The country can see a radical change if the youth advocated the principles and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda”, thus opined the Social Activist Chakravarthy Soolibele. He was speaking at the 150th Year Birthday Celebration of Swami Vivekananda held on November 16, 2013. Presiding over the function Swami Nirmalanandanathaji of Adhichunchanagiri Mutt said ‘Science should be understood in a religious background to analyze the facts better’. He also stressed upon a point that criticisms should be fact based and never should impulsive and irrational. Later, Dr. K Chidananda Gowda Former Vice Chancellor Kuvempu University also spoke on the occasion.

Kannada Rajyothsava Celebration

Festive look and activities made it different to SDMIMD Campus on 15th November 2013, Friday. The day was fixed to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava. Chappara, Maavina Torana, Rangoli, posters and pictures of eminent personalities gave perfect scene for the occasion which gave a different look to the Mess and surrounding areas. SDMites enjoyed the state’s traditional food during lunch. It was a treat for non kannadigas too, as they took part in singing kannada songs and fun games. The students enthralled the crowd at Basket Ball Court with songs and dance. Motor Cycle stunt by Mr. Ahmed was a thrill to watch.

SDMites lead in BRICS Quiz Competition at China

The Association of BRICS Business Schools (ABBS) held their 5th Biennial Conference this year at Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, at Songjiang Shanghai, China on October 27, 2013. The conference was host to premier b-schools from BRICS countries. SDMIMD, PSG, XIME, Hindustan were the premier B-schools participated from India. As a part of this international meet, a quiz on the contemporary topics in business and management was conducted in teams of 4 comprising of participated b-school students from different countries. The team members were required to answer questions about the other BRICS country, from which the member was not included in the team. Mr. Syam Thomas of SDMIMD PGDM 12-14 Batch participated in the round about Russia and Mr. Alok Shenoy of SDMIMD PGDM 12-14 Batch participated in the round about China. The teams won first and second prizes respectively in this BRICS B-School Quiz competition.

Talk on Mortgage Backed Securities

Ms. Anjali Mullatti, CEO & M.D, Finitiatives Learning India Pvt. Ltd held a special program on Mortgage Backed Securities for second year PGDM (System specialization) students at SDMIMD. This half-day programme held on 27th October turned out to be an enriching experience for students who got helpful insights on the subject from a renowned name in the field.Ms. Mullatti, an IIM Lucknow Alumnus has worked with top businesses like Blow Plast, Bank of America and Cognizant Technology Solutions over the years. She also co-founded Finitiatives Learning India Pvt (FLIP) Ltd that offers India’s largest range of e-learning and certifications in Banking & Finance.Needless to say there was a lot of excitement and anticipation amongst students about the programme, and they weren’t to be disappointed. During the programme Ms. Mullatti talked about several concepts like collateralized mortgage obligations, collateralized debt obligations, subprime mortgage crisis, residential mortgage-backed security and commercial mortgage-backed security. And she had her audience in rapt attention throughout.